5 Good Things That Happened During This Terrible, No-Good Week

Michelle Obama really said it best yesterday: “I think we can all agree this has been a rough week.” Day after day, the news has been overrun with stories of sexual abuse allegations and the Republican presidential candidate’s increasingly alarming past. All the constant negative headlines have us all feeling a little bit down—and perhaps a little frightened to go on Twitter. So why not end this Friday afternoon on a good note and highlight five good things that also took place during this terrible, no-good week instead? Below, a few stories that will set you off into the weekend with a smile.

On Thursday, 21 out of the 300 Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped in 2014 by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram were freed and reunited with their families.

A 17-year-old boy was named the new face of CoverGirl. The CoverBoy, James Charles, is an Internet celebrity on Instagram and YouTube, where thousands of fans follow him for his makeup tutorials.

Bob Dylan became the first songwriter ever to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”

The United Nations announced Wonder Woman will be its new honorary ambassador for “the empowerment of women and girls” starting on October 21, the same day the iconic comic book character turns 75.

Writer Rebecca Solnit imagined what a subway map of New York Citywould look like if all the stops were renamed as the remarkable women who have shaped the city, such as Joan Didion, Gloria Steinem, and Beyoncé.